Padres on deck: A two-game stop in Oakland

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The Padres dropped two of three to the Pirates over the weekend and have lost five straight series to fall 12 games under .500, tied for their most this season. They are 10 ½ games behind the first-place Diamondbacks in the NL West and their minus-66 run differential ranks 26th in baseball.

The Athletics – who swept the Padres in a two-game set last week at Petco Park – have won seven of their last 10 games and are 8 ½ games behind the first-place Astros in the AL West. The Athletics rank 10th in the majors in runs scored (391), ninth in on-base percentage (.420), while their pitching staff ranks 19th in team ERA (4.13).